Category Archives for "Create"

A few months ago, I painted my glass storage jars with blackboard paint as part of my Paleo Pantry Makeover. I loved the way the jars looked, until, that is, we actually used them for a week. The chalk smudged, the labels became hard to read and it definitely looked less snazzy. Enter Chalk Ink. […]

I’ve never been much of a fashion person, but now that my health has improved, I have this strange new girly obsession- vintage hair style videos. Gorgeous Fleur McLeur of Diary of a Vintage Girl got me hooked with her wartime Victory Rolls tutorial. I haven’t actually done these myself, but no doubt I’ll get […]

The right tool for the job is everything. I’ve spent hours and hours trying to get the spinning wheel I picked up cheap at a junk shop to work. Frugal Man has put his time in too. We’ve lubed it. We’ve figured out that some bits were added…and not at all helpful. Frugal Man discovered […]

Here it is, my first handspun spindle of yarn. It is lumpy, bumpy, hugely uneven and I love it. I’ll get more consistent. It is supposed to be a zen sort of activity when you get good. I’m still in the cussing stage. Yes, I got a spinning wheel at a junk shop a year […]

Looking at these soap cupcakes, you wouldn’t think that they were Plan B. Or more properly Plan H. Vanessa and I THOUGHT we were just going to use some of our “Melt and Whip” soap to pipe some icing on top of the Melt and Pour Cupcake bottoms. Ha! I say to you, HA! The […]